Recently, I read aloud my poem “What Happens Next” to….an audience! The poem was published in the latest issue of The Tule Review, and the poets who appeared in that review were invited to read their work aloud. It was a fun evening, and it was wonderful to hear the poems read by their authors. […]
The Unanswered Question: by Devi Laskar Read More »
I think I finally know what I want to be when I grow up: a news poet. I was once a journalist for daily newspapers and did a fair amount of crime reporting. I loved it: it was a job that never got tired or boring and every day was different. And I’ve been a
“Writing the Day”: by Devi Laskar Read More »
After a two-month break from working on my novel manuscript, I’m getting ready to dive in again. I’ve been assessing my toolkit and habits so I can work more efficiently and effectively. Two key issues for me have been organizing all of the text I produce in drafts, notes, and journals, and striking a
My Writer’s Toolkit, For Now Read More »
I’ve been trying to write a poem about a palm reader for three years and nine months. Actually, I’ve been working on the poem itself for about a week but the particulars about the palm reader and her predictions have been swirling in my head since July 2008. The palm reader was the (late) poet
Hands On: by Devi Laskar Read More »
I’ve been thinking about food lately. I am a fan, you could say. I like to cook, I like to experiment with strange ingredients; I like to fuse Indian cooking with other cultures and taste new things. I have a family that groans and grumbles when I try “new stuff” but in general eats what
Potluck: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Sometimes you just have to think and think and think, and daydream and daydream and daydream. And wonder and make mental lists and cross off items from the mental list and then read, read, and read more. All this flurry of thought on a single seed of an idea. This is called percolating. And one
Percolating and Brainstorming: by Devi Laskar Read More »
There’s a period between handing over the latest iteration of a work and hearing what the reader makes of it that I think of as a sort of Zen torture. Someone once told me that not knowing was a state of grace. In that case, most of us are in a state of grace about
A State of Grace: Writing, Dancing and Torture: by Elizabeth Stark Read More »
I’ve recently discovered “Brain Pickings” and it is just wonderful. Maria Popova authors a writing blog and there are several pieces that I just discovered today that are informative and exciting and speak to the writer and the writer in training. My two favorites thus far: 1. Writing advice from John Steinbeck. Yet, after winning
Pneumonia: by Devi Laskar Read More »
Lexicon of Love My relationship with words: It’s complicated. I’ve lived with words for so long, lived with them intimately, really worked to deepen what we have. I’ve exploited them, sure, but we have an understanding. Words get it, get me, get what all of this is about, regardless of what they say. “Complicated” isn’t
Effing Around with Words: by James Black Read More »
The writers in the Book Writing World are bookworms! Reading a “good book” is how we first got hooked into the wide world of literature and influenced our decisions to become writers. 🙂 Here’s what some of the BWWers are reading right now: Robert Ward: Just finished a really good novel – By Blood by
Reading Around the Block: by the Book Writing World writers Read More »
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